Definition of "roomers" [roomers]

• Plural form of roomer. (noun)

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• "In The House of All Sorts, she recalls roomers in her small boarding house making her feel "cornered committing a crime" whenever they found her in her studio."
• "* Elimination of the "roomers" allowance that made it possible for five to seven unrelated people to share an apartment or house, depending on the zoning district."
• "Under the current code, a family unit -- defined as a married couple, three unrelated people sharing a dwelling or two unrelated people with children -- may have up to two "roomers" living in single-family homes and four in some other dwellings."